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CHURCH NEWS

The Benefice of Buckden & the Offords

St Mary’s Parish Church

Church St, Buckden PE19 5TL

www.stmarysbuckden.org.uk

Facebook:

‘like’ St Mary’s Buckden

Twitter:

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low @A1ChurchBuckden

Churchwardens:

Anne Carter

812789

David Riley

810718

churchwardens@stmarysbuckden.org.uk

Friends in Deed (transport): 07914 669 967

Friends in Deed (general):

07810 006 598

Services at St Mary’s in December

Wed 3 9.30am Holy Communion

Sun 7 10:30am Morning Service

6.00pm BCP Holy Communion

Wed 10 9.30am Holy Communion

Sat 13 3.30pm Christingle

Sun 14 8.00am BCP Holy Communion

10:30am Family Eucharist

Mon 15 9.30am Buckden School Visit

Tue 16 7.30pm Village Carol Service

Wed 17 9.30am Holy Communion

Thurs 18 6.00pm Buckden School Carols

Sun 21 10.30am Family Eucharist

6.00pm BCP Evensong

Wed 24

Christmas Eve

2.30pm Crib Service

8.00pm Quiet Christmas

11.30pm First Eucharist of Christmas

Thurs 25

Christmas Day

10.00am Family Eucharist

Sun 28 8:00am BCP Holy Communion

10:30am Service of the Word

7.00pm Night Prayer

Wed 31 9.30am Holy Communion

Our sister church, All Saints’ Offord Cluny, has a ser-

vice at 9.30am each Sunday

Interregnum / Vacancy at St Mary’s

This means that we do not currently have a vicar or

priest in charge. The selection process for a new priest

will take some months to complete. Sunday Services

and Wednesday Communion continue with the help of

our team of retired clergy and licensed lay ministers.

Bookings

for baptisms, weddings and funerals are still

being taken – please contact the churchwardens in the

first instance.

Cup of tea and a chat?

A member of the ministry team

will be in Church on Wednesdays 10-11am if you want

to drop in for a chat.

St Mary’s is open

during the day for private prayer.

Prayer requests may be left in church

Need some peace and quiet?

You are welcome to

use the Quiet Room at the back of St Mary’s whenever

the church is open.

Need a place to meet?

The St Mary’s Living Stones

Room (with kitchen and toilet facilities) is available for

hire for meetings and social gatherings. For more in-

formation, contact Karen on 810027

ka-

ren.miles@stmarysbuckden.org.uk

Good neighbours this winter…

If one of your neighbours needs some company or

help, do encourage them to contact Friends in Deed:

Friends in Deed (transport): 07914 669 967

Friends in Deed (general): 07810 006 598

Godmanchester Food Bank:

Thank you to all who

donate via the storage box by the font in St Mary’s.

This is taken to the food bank each week. At this time

of year, hampers are being prepared and distributed

by the food bank.

December Events

Christmas Coffee Morning

Wednesday 3

rd

De-

cember at 10am at Buckden Village Hall, Millard

Suite –

stalls, raffle, seasonal gifts, refreshments…

Living Stones Café - Wednesday 10

th

December

2.30 – 4pm in the Living Stones Room. Run by

Friends in Deed. All are welcome to drop in for tea/

coffee/cakes. The café is now running every month on

the second Wednesday.

Travelling Nativity Sets

: The journey of our knitted

nativity figures around Buckden symbolises the jour-

ney that Mary and Joseph took from Nazareth to Beth-

lehem. If you would like to host a set for 1 or 2 nights,

before they return to church on Epiphany Sunday, 4

th

January 2015, please contact:- Anne (812789) or

Catherine (07746 599776).

Regular Groups and Events

New members are always welcome,

just come along and join in

Coffee & Cakes:

Every Saturday,

10.30-noon in St

Mary’s Living Stones Room.

Ground Floor Group:

This small house group meets

2

nd

& 4

th

Thursdays 8pm at 7 Vineyard Way.

‘Honeycomb’

: A group of and for those who are on

their own and find that time hangs heavy at the week-

end. The group meets at 7 Vineyard Way on the first

Sunday each month at 3 - 4.30pm for conversation,

tea and cake, board games, and fellowship,

Angel Voices informal all age gospel choir

rehears-

es Friday 19

th

December at 6.45pm in the Living

Stones Room.

Bible study group

meets on the last Monday each

month 1.30pm in the Living Stones Room

The Churches Together Study Lunch

meets on the

2

nd

Monday each month in the Methodist Hall for deli-

cious soup & bread, and discussion